The Heat have a slim lead in the race for the third seed in the
Eastern Conference but will play their final two games without
Hardaway, their point guard who was placed on the injured list
before the game with a foot injury.

"When you don't have him in there, you lose a lot -- not just
points, but leadership," Magic point guard Darrell Armstrong
said. "You lose a guy who knows when to get other guys their
shot."

Unable to rally in his absence, Miami scored 13 points in the
second quarter, trailed by 19 at halftime and were down 27 in
the final period en route to their second straight loss.

"We got out butts whipped," guard Eddie Jones said.

The Heat were coming off Friday night's 94-82 loss in Toronto.

"We won five in a row and got a little bit full of ourselves,"
coach Pat Riley said. "We have taken two bad losses in a row by
two very hungry teams."

Anthony Mason had 20 points and 10 rebounds for the Heat, who
shot just 36 percent (26-of-72) from the field and committed 22
turnovers.

"The only guy I thought came to play was Anthony," Riley said.

More importantly, they remained just one game ahead of New York
for third place in the East with two games remaining for both
teams. The Knicks, who lost in Philadelphia on Sunday, hold the
tiebreaker by winning the season series.

"The Heat didn't have Hardaway and the Knicks lost before the
game, so it is easy for the Heat to lose focus," Magic coach Doc
Rivers said. "The way I see it is Philadelphia is 1, Milwaukee
is 1A and Miami is 1B.

"If the Heat can get it together in time, I don't see how they
can lose."

Troy Hudson scored 17 points for Orlando, which needed to play
McGrady for only 24 minutes. He was 11-of-20 from the field and
2-of-2 from the line.

"Tracy is terrific," Rivers said. "It is amazing how good of a
player he is."

Miller went 4-of-6 from 3-point range and grabbed eight rebounds
as the Magic snapped a three-game road losing streak and moved
within one-half game of Charlotte for sixth place in the East.

Orlando, which was coming off a win against the 76ers and a loss
to Washington, dropped the first two meetings with Miami this
season by a combined 48 points, including an 81-59 setback at
home on January 27.

"We beat Philadelphia, lose to Washington and come down against
a team we haven't beaten all year and blow them out by 20
points," McGrady said. "I just don't understand that."

The third seed plays the sixth seed in the best-of-five
first-round series.

But the Heat will be fortunate to nail down the third seed with
Hardaway injured. Starting at the point in his place Sunday was
Anthony Carter, who had five points and no assists in 17
minutes.

Rookie guard Eddie House was stretched to 35 minutes but is more
of a scorer than a playmaker. He had 14 points on 6-of-17
shooting and only one assist.

House and Carter also combined to go 0-of-3 from the field
during a 10-0 run that allowed the Magic to build a 44-27 lead
with 5:47 left in the second quarter.

John Amaechi opened the run with a hook and Pat Garrity followed
with a trio of jumpers, including a 3-pointer. After Alonzo
Mourning and Carter missed jumpers, Amaechi hit the second of
two free throws to cap the run.

The Magic led by at least 12 points the rest of the way and by
no fewer than 19 over the first 15:23 of the second half. Their
biggest lead, 83-56, came after a three-point play by Hudson
with 9:25 left.

"The second quarter was the quarter we blew it open," Garrity
said. "But we didn't stop after that. The third quarter, we
even extended the lead, and that was nice."

Hudson started and played 35 minutes at point guard. Armstrong
was activated from the injured list before the game but did not
play.

Amaechi had nine points and eight rebounds for the Magic, who
shot 46 percent (34-of-74), going 7-of-19 from 3-point range.
Charles Outlaw did not score but had nine rebounds and four
blocks.

"Team shooting in the first half was unbelievable," Rivers said.
"However, the key to this game was our defense. Everyone was
active and our traps were effective."

Other than Mason, the Heat got just 14 points from their
starters. Mourning had six on 3-of-11 shooting to go along with
seven rebounds in 20 minutes.

"When I'm out there on the court, I should have an impact on the
game," he said. "This evening, I didn't and I place a lot of
the blame on my shoulders."

Mourning started for the first in 11 games since returning from
a kidney ailment.

"I made the decision to start him a week ago," Riley said. "I
think we have to get to it and be realistic about it. We need
three games with him in the starting lineup."

Carter, Dan Majerle and Bruce Bowen combined for only eight
points while going 3-of-14 from the floor to round out Miami's
starting five.

The Heat's bench totaled 39 points, but Jones, the team's
leading scorer, had only four in 24 minutes and Brian Grant had
just six -- all from the line.

"They executed their defensive scheme perfectly," Grant said.
"They made us do things that we didn't want to do. We weren't
able to hit open shots. They converged on the big men real
quickly."